Chicken roost



May 1, 11923.`

o illlunn ||l|||||| HMLLFIINIINNMMHH n J v w. E. RANDALL CHICKEN RoosTv` Filed-Aug. s1, 1922 im NWN IHIAH wrivrinnn E. RANDALL, or. vora,ifiiiinnsora y cairexmv acosa. i

Application sied august Si, 19x22; seriai No. 585,463.

' v To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatV I, l/VINrinLn E. `RAN- DALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Eyota, in the county ot' Olmsted and State or"Minnesota, have invented certain.

new and useful Improvements in Chicken `Boosts; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enablev others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved chicken roost ot the class havinga receptacle for a quantity of insecticide vto prevent accumulation ofvermin thereon.

One object oit the inventionis to generally improve upon roosts' of thisclass byV providing one of comparative simplicity which is practical,sanitary, ineXpensiveto manufacture, and such iii construction that itwill retain the disinfectantliquid .for a longer period thanyis'donewith prior patented and marketed roosts `with .which'I am familiar. y

Speaking more specifically, it is another and avery important object ofthe invention to provide a roost 'which embodies rela-- tively small andlarge compartments7 the `large compartment being intended to containsuitable absorbent material, while the other compartment is intended tobe iilled with liquid insecticide which passes therefrom throughopenings in the partition to 'slowly but thoroughly saturate theabsorbent material with the insecticide. Other objects and advantagesventioii will be apparent during oi" the ,following description.`

In the accompanying. drawing forming a part of this specificationl andin which like numerals 'are employed to designate like parts rthroughoutthesame:

Figure l is a plan view of a roost conthev course str'ucted invaccordance with th'isinvention.y Figure 21s a similar view with thecover.A

removed.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Figures 4 and 5 are transverse sections taken on the lines landf-respectively of Fig. 1.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a slightly modified form ofthe invention.

Figure 7 is a top plan view with parts removed to disclose theconstruction more clearly.

ot the insired, lthese openings may In the drawing, the referencecharacter l p designates `generally an elongatedstripb. wood which isformed in vits lupperside k.with a longitudinal channel terminatingyadjacent the opposite ends thereof. 'Ilhischannely is comparativelydeep and is dividedV by a lonl Y intended .to `be filled with suitableabsorbent material` 5. In practice, yit 'has ybeen found` that sawdustmay be advantageouslyl used. The narrow compartment is; intended to befilled with liquid insecticide andl the latter is permitted toilow'jfrom this compartment into the wide compartment'through slots oropenings 6 ormed'in the partition, whereby y to saturate the absorbentmaterial in the last named compartment.. In practice there .will be one'or two small openings in the partition it the roost is not made toolong. This will permit the liquidv tol flow* slowly from thenarrowceinpartment'into the wide one and to thus thoroughly saturate theabsorbent material.V Thenu'mber of'liquid passages inthe partition maybe increased if necessary or desired. 'Io completethe roost, a woodencover plate 7 is nailed to the top o the wooden strip to closethecoinp'a'rtiii'eiits. its clearly shown vinv the drawing, this coveris formed adjacent ends at points directly over the narrow channel 3with iillinp` openings Sythrough which in` secticide 'isw introduced.yShould it be debe close'dby suitable means. y Y,

The form otthe invention so fardescribed is intended to be used mostlywhen short roos'ts are desired. However; since in many instances roosts`ot-greaterlength will`be preferred, it may he advisable to varyfthe iconstruction slightly ais disclosed lin' .the c modified 'form' ot ytheinvention shown iiiv Figs. 6 and 7. Reference being had to` i thesefigures, it will be yseen that the referand communicefoll is affordedbetween the two compartments through `openings 6a. Each channel isclosed by a cover 'Ta'which is secured in place in any suitable way andas before indicated, this cover is equipped with a iillino opening 8Lthrough which the disinfectingtliquid is introduced.

In practice, it is apparent that liquid insecticide is introduced intothe narrow compartment of the roost through the filling openings in thecover. The narrow compartment is filled with this liquid and the latterescapes slowly through the passages in the dividing partition betweenthe compartments and gradually and thoroughly saturates the sawdust orother absorbent material in the large compartment.'

It is evident from the foregoing description and drawing that l haveevolved and `produced a unique chicken roost which is practical andadvantageous over well known roosts of this character now on the market.Emphasis is to be laid on the fact that the characterizing feature ofthe invention is the provision of a compartment in which thedisinfecting liquid is placed to pass from it through openings in apartition into a large compartment containing suitable absorbentmaterial. Stress is laid upon this point in view of the fact that muchtime will be saved in 'supplying the roost with the disinfectant liquid.It is obvious that on large chicken farms where thousands of roosts areemployed, much time is consumed in disinfecting them due to the factthat they must be replenished frequently. Therefore, have conceived theidea of placing the absorbent material in the compartment for retainingthe insecticide for a considerably long period of time. It may bementioned here that l am fully aware. of the fact that it is not broadlynew t0 employ absorbent material, nor is it new to provide a roosthaving compartments of a nature similar to mine. However, so far as lhave been able t0 determine, it is novel to produce a roost having thenarrow and wide compartments wherein the liquid is introduced into thenarrow one to flow through openings in the partition into the wide oneto saturate the absorbent, It is clearly evident that this is importantin'that it will mean a greatv saving cf time because it will only belnecessary to simply fill the narrow compartment in one roost and theabsorbent material therein will become automatically saturated. Wherethe disinfectantA is introduced directly intoy the compartmentcontaining the absorbent material, much time is ywasted in awaitingthorough saturation thereof, before going to the next roost to supply itwith disinfectant. This disadvantage is entirely eliminated with myunique roost.

By carefully considering the description in connection with thedrawings, persons fa" 1. A.' chicken roost embodying an elon-v gatedbody formed with a longitudinal channel opening through the top thereofand having a longitudinal apertured partition in the channel dividing itinto small and large communicating compartments, the large compartmentbeing intended t0 hold absorbent material for the insecticide and thesmall compartment being intended to be filled with the liquidinsecticide to thoroughly and gradually saturate the absorbent bypermitting passage of the liquid through the aperture.

2. A chicken roost comprisingl an elongated body havinga chanel formedtherein and opening` through its top and provided with a longitudinalapertured partition arranged in the channel to divide it into tivelywideand narrow compartments, the wide compartment being intended to containa quantity of insecticide absorbent material, and the other compartmentbeing intended to be filled with an insecticide to permit'it to passthrough the passages in the partition into the wide compartment, andacover for said compartments,vsaid cover being provided with a fillingopening arranged directly over the narrow compartment;

yIn testimony whereof l have hereunto aiiixed my signature.

VVINFIELD E.RANDALL.y

